What color is #AA927A?

#AA927A is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Saddle Up. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AA927A?

The RGB value is 170, 146, 122: 170 red, 146 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AA927A?

The complementary color is #7A92AA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AA927A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.1:1 and white text 2.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AA927A color

#AA927A rgb(170, 146, 122)

Shades of brown

The hex color #AA927A is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.7% red, 57.3% green and 47.8% blue (170, 146, 122).

Its hue angle is 30°, with 22% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 28% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Saddle Up (#AB927A), a difference of 0.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.1:1).

#AA927A color codes

HEX	`#AA927A`
RGB	`rgb(170, 146, 122)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.7%, 57.3%, 47.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(30, 22%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(30, 28%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 14%, 28%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.09, 5.22, 16.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.09, 16.88, 71.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.37, 30.51, 22.698)`
Decimal	`11178618`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AA927A, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #AA927A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AA927A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #AA927A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aa927a; }
.text { color: #aa927a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aa927a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(170 146 122 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aa927a, #aaaa7a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Brown.

Questions

What color is #AA927A?: #AA927A is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Saddle Up. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AA927A?: The RGB value is 170, 146, 122: 170 red, 146 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AA927A?: The complementary color is #7A92AA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AA927A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.1:1 and white text 2.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.